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Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, read more
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, is a devil.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
